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Home Sweet Vietnam

September 24, 2016 / danawanders / 1 Comment

I had planned on keeping up with this blog when I got home. Not only was I surprised and touched by how many people seemed to really like reading about my adventures, but Bonnie inspired me to want to blog about the stories that I either didn’t have time for or was too tired to …

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Day 3: Hanoi and the Tropical Storm That Won’t End

August 19, 2016 / danawanders / 10 Comments

Today was mostly a bunch of nothing, really. It started out well. The storm (which raged for an hour last night before just turning to rain) was gone and the rain had abated, so I headed out, wanting to be at the Hoa Lo Prison (Hanoi Hilton) by the time it opened at 8. I …

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Day 2: Disaster Strikes in the Rice Paddy!

August 18, 2016 / danawanders / 10 Comments

First off, Mom, I’m not going to call to save some minutes, but I’m safely tucked away in my hotel room for the night.  I have a feeling that I’m going to sound like a broken record, but today was another amazing day, even with the rice paddy “disaster,” lol! I’m still bummed about Halong …

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Day 1: Hanoi

August 17, 2016 / danawanders / 6 Comments

An absolutely amazing day! I can’t even describe how wonderful it was. My guide, Nathan, met me at 5 am to show me around the Old Quarter, the French Quarter, wet markets (selling fruits, vegetables, frogs, snails, eels, just-butchered meat, and flowers, among other things), and the Long Bien Bridge. It was so dark and …

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Arriving in Hanoi

August 16, 2016 / danawanders / 5 Comments

So far, so good! The airport was nowhere as chaotic as I thought it would be. I was second in line for passport control, my bag was fifth off the conveyor, and no line at customs. So, from the time I stepped off the plane until I was out front meeting my driver (arranged by …

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